Late fumble costs Trojans shot at win

After watching the first half of this contest, one could sense that the result of this game would not be determined until after the last possession of the night, and that belonged to Schertz Clemens as it clung to a 41-35 win over Beeville on Friday night.

Both teams exchanged scores from the onset, and it seemed this would come down to the last possession, but the Trojans who were to have that one last chance, fumbled the final kickoff, allowing the Buffaloes to run out the clock and remain unbeaten.

The Trojans opened the scoring in the first quarter when Devin O'Leary hauled in a 29-yard pass from Eric Soza, capping a nine-play drive that took 4:35 off the clock to give Beeville a 7-0 lead.

The Buffaloes, who missed an early opportunity to get on the board when the Trojans fumbled on their first play of the game at the 27, answered quickly, needing three plays to score as Mark Leal found a wide open Charles Ross out of the backfield for a 53-yard scoring pass to tie the game at 7-7.

Beeville got the lead back in the second as Soza drove the Trojans 63 yards, taking more than five minutes off the clock as Aaron Shirley pounded it in from five yards out making the score 14-7 with 9:20 remaining in the quarter.

Clemens followed the Trojans' score with one of its own, as Josh Mueller scored from three yards out, capping a Buffaloes' drive of 76 yards in seven plays.

The second half was a game of matching as every time Clemens scored, Beeville answered to tie it.

However, Clemens finished ith with a 24-yard touchdown run by Ross with 1:36 left to go up 41-35.

Soza had enough time to pull out some more magic, but the Trojans fumbled the ensuing kickoff to nullify any chance of a comeback.